Water Footprints Literacy Education

"<< Background >>“WAFLE” was a collaborative project of 4 partners.The project is requested to work with the students of the participating countries with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) planned for 2030, more specifically with SDG No.6 “ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all"". One of the main problems of the 21st century is the sustainability of existing water resources that have no alternative and the supply of water in sufficient quantity and quality. The amount of water currently available faces many dangers. Although the vast majority of the world is covered with water, inadequate drinking water resources, climate changes, increasing global population, misuse of water resources and lack of appropriate and preventive policies regarding water use . have made water management a major problem. The study of the SDGs is included in the current study plans. Therefore, educating on how to reduce our water footprint and increase water literacy standards will benefit our environment and has been the purpose of this work.<< Objectives >>The objective of this project has been to increase water literacy and awareness of water sustainability among the participants with the activities that will be implemented to protect water in the best way, to ensure the effective use of natural water resources without putting them in harm's way. danger and protecting them. Specifically, our objectives were the following: • Familiarize ourselves with the concept of water footprint in all its aspects, focusing mainly on clothing, food and agriculture and the current problem of water scarcity. • Calculate the water footprint of all participants in order to have reduced it. at the end of the project. Awareness of the importance of caring for the environment from the perspective of interested parties. Promote different activities to celebrate “World Water Day”. Promote actions in educational centers to raise awareness about the good use of water through the creation of a manifesto. Promote the personal, professional and academic development of participants. Create a durable and living digital tool. Increase the motivation and self-confidence of the participants. Improve the linguistic and digital skills of participants.<< Implementation >>All the activities initially foreseen in the application have been carried out, and the dissemination of the results and activities of our project in relation to the study and calculation of the water footprint has been implemented in different competitions, presentations and conferences in which we have participated. Also, the progress of the project has been presented and several prizes have been won:- first prize in Social Sciences at Diverciencia,- second prize for Environment in Alumnado Investigador in the city of Algeciras, and - publication of the article on the work on the water footprint by the Jornadas Transdisciplinares del Campo de Gibraltar in the Almoraima magazine for its academic involvement and high scientific quality (currently in process).<< Results >>Work has been done on water literacy and reducing the water footprint. The creation of an OER (open digital resource) prepared by our partner ASPETE to disseminate the activities of our project. Our OER becomes a global, transferable and public-use tool that aims to promote good environmental practices in all aspects and particularly in raising awareness about the water footprint. This is the Link https://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=782497.Our work has also been selected for its quality to be published in a Spanish magazine called ""Almoraima"", where articles of interest about our region are published. It was presented in the Diverciencia contest and won first prize in the CCSS category, and 2nd prize in Environment awarded by the City of Algeciras Student Researcher Contest."